Winners ....

So we have a lot to tell you about this week. First up lets get the weekly awards ceremony out of the way shall we?

To begin with, the week's winners from Darcy's weekly challenge are ....

Random winner #1 from the first draw (every single entry linked): Sarah B

Random winner #2  from the second draw, (only one entry per name) is: Helen

email Leandra sales@paperartsy.co.uk with your choice of A5 stamp, and your postal address and your prizes will wing their way to you.

The next issue to deal with tonight is NAME THAT GIRAFFE ! ...

As you know, Darcy made a stunning Giraffe last week! And we ran a competition to name him, and the prize is a box of PaperArtsy stash worth around £150, WOW. 

There were over 100 comments left on the blog for Darcy to filter through and select a name she felt suits her baby best. Here's the announcement straight from the Giraffe-Mum's mouth

Wow so many suggestions. With so many to choose from I made a short list.

Fresco, Nigel, Verdi, Dante, Arthur, Hector, Zarafa, Darwin, Kolle, Tresor, Gerard, Colin, Pistachio, Lawrence, Rodney, Chester, Gesso...

We had everything from royal baby names to plays on the PaperArtsy name. 

All of them made me smile, some had me scratching my head wondering how to pronounce them. But one stood out because it made me laugh out loud, literally.

I am always amused when I hear people call their pets 'blokey' names, such as Dave, Steve, Simon etc and so for that reason I chose

COLIN
 

It was Lyn Tivenan who said...

“Colin...just as soon as I saw him I knew his name was Colin”

Thank you so very much to everyone for your enthusiasm and suggestions, and to PaperArtsy for hosting this competition. 

Colin loved looking at the list of names and is a little overwhelmed by the attention but sends his love to you all.

Bye for now Darcy and Colin. x 

Lyn, please email Leandra sales@paperartsy.co.uk with your postal address so she can get your box off to you, remember someone will need to be in to receive it from the courier!

So to the week ahead.....

Well its a bit on an in-limbo week as we are out of cycle slightly. 

Sue Carrington will return next Sunday (August 4th) for her final week of Semester 2, duly followed by the rest of this semester's designers and their August projects.

However, we will not leave you hanging this week. We have lined up especially for you a couple of lovely projects coming up from Linda Cain on Monday, and Helen Chilton on Wednesday to round off the end of July. Then we have big plans for August, which will be revealed later this week....so check back!

Remember, we also have a week long space at the end of August for the much anticipated next round of #3UP from the #PAtwit(ter followers) who will all be receiving their mystery packets this week if they haven't arrived already. So sorry if you missed out on signing up for this round, the spaces unexpectedly filled in 48 hours, and we have 48 people playing in the next round. Something to look forward to at the end of August to see what they make from their mystery items received!

Have a great week, and keep on crafting!

Leandra and Gillian